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With Spain now united, Ferdinand looked to his daughters to further his ambitions. All too often, Isabella found herself torn between his brilliant plans and her love for her children. During the last years of Isabella's reign it seemed there was a curse on the royal house which struck at the children of the sovereigns. Tragedy followed tragedy - the Infanta Isabella, a broken-hearted widow; Juana, driven to madness by her husband's philandering; and the sorrow of parting with young Catalina, destined to become Katharine of Aragon, wife to Henry VIII and Queen of England.
著者について
Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also know as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy's novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her death in 1993.
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スペインと統一し、イスラム教徒の国をイベリア半島から追い出し、子どもたちを次々といくつもの王家と結婚させて、しかし幸せになれないイサベラ。やっぱり、生まれ育った地を追い出されたり、異端審問で狩られた人々の呪いじゃないかという気がしますね。イサベラは神の使命を果たしたつもりでも、無宗教の私から見たら、報いを受けて当然ですし。
一方のフェルディナンドは、王冠さえあれば幸せだけれど、スペインとハプスブルク家の全てを相続する孫に嫉妬して、スペイン統一さえ脅かしかねない再婚をするんですよね。いやー、一巻目からそういう人だと信じていたよフェルディナンド！ その辺りはKatharine of Aragonに詳しいです。イサベラが死んだ後のフェルディナンドって、ただの人非人。前々からひどい人だったものね。
割とまともなのがイサベラの長女のイサベラ王女。ポルトガル王家との２回の結婚には、共感します。
一方のフェルディナンドは、王冠さえあれば幸せだけれど、スペインとハプスブルク家の全てを相続する孫に嫉妬して、スペイン統一さえ脅かしかねない再婚をするんですよね。いやー、一巻目からそういう人だと信じていたよフェルディナンド！ その辺りはKatharine of Aragonに詳しいです。イサベラが死んだ後のフェルディナンドって、ただの人非人。前々からひどい人だったものね。
割とまともなのがイサベラの長女のイサベラ王女。ポルトガル王家との２回の結婚には、共感します。
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The Triumphant Then Tragic Story of the House of Spain!
2004/6/8
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This is the first book I've read by Jean Plaidy and I was pleasantly surprised! Plaidy's writing style, her keen knowledge of history, and her ability to really develop the characters into living, thinking human beings made for a terrific read, --- even though the story, for the most part, is a sad one.
After spending decades uniting and bring peace to Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella finally have the time and wherewithal to concentrate on establishing a lasting dynasty. Ferdinand knows that this can only be achieved by marrying their five children off into the royal houses of Europe. Through his sheer will and his political prowess, Ferdinand has the House of Spain poised to become Europe's greatest dynasty. Isabella, however, is torn and hates to see her children sent off from her, missing so much of their growing up fighting for her crown. She knows Ferdinand's ambitions are sound but she finds herself torn between her duty as Queen and her love as a mother. Of all the characters, she generates the most sympathy.
The first marriage arranged had already been a tragic one. Princess Isabel had married the King of Portugal only to have him die a short time later. When his cousin, the new King, offered to marry her so she could keep her position as Queen, she refused and returned to Spain. Getting her back to Lisbon was one of Ferdinand's principal goals. Her stubborness to not marry a man she did not love caused friction between them throught the first third of the book.
Meanwhile, Crown Prince Juan, first heir to a united Spain, has been set up to marry Margaret of Flanders. Once again, Ferdinand sets up an genuine love match only to have it end in tragedy. Juan dies of a fever and Margaret gives birth to a stillborn son.
Next comes Juana's turn at the alter. She marries Philip the Handsome, Margaret's brother and heir to the Hapsburg crown. Philip, a philanderer and political snake, uses the near obsessive love Juana has for him to secure the crown of Castile for himself. Meanwhile, Juana slips more and more into insanity.
Finally, Isabel agrees to return to Portugal and marry the King, only to be tormented by what she believes is a curse on the family for their expelling the Jews. She dies after giving birth to Miguel, the heir to both Spain and Portugal. He, too, dies after only months of life. Maria, then, is sent to Portugal where she meets a similar fate to that of her sister.
Catalina, the baby of the family, and through whose eyes most of the story is told, is then sent to England where she becomes the ill-fated Catharine of Aragon, the first of Henry VIII's many wives.
This book is full of excellent imagery, dynamic plot twists, powerful dialogue and true emotion not often seen in historical novels. If you can find it, buy it. You won't be disappointed!
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Isabella, Juana and Catalina
2011/4/2
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They are the daughters you need to be concerned with as their stories and the most told, and most interesting of Isabella and Ferdinand's four daughters. The one left, Maria, isn't very interesting at all, and Plaidy states it a few times and spends next to no time on her at all.
This book focuses more on Isabella's passion for her family. While she may be Queen of Castile, she is a mother, and she struggles with which to put first often in this book. While she has four daughters she also as a beloved son, Juan. He is the apple of her eye and his story is so very tragic. As is what happens to all but Maria. Isabella, her daughter, tried to tell people the House of Spain was cursed and it seems so.
This book is really filled with so much upset and tragedy it's a wonder it's not so depressing you don't put it down. There are deaths, exiles, burnings, turn abouts, and downs. There is madness, sadness and at times a little gladness. Plaidy does a wonderful job showing the end of Isabella's years.
This book focuses more on Isabella's passion for her family. While she may be Queen of Castile, she is a mother, and she struggles with which to put first often in this book. While she has four daughters she also as a beloved son, Juan. He is the apple of her eye and his story is so very tragic. As is what happens to all but Maria. Isabella, her daughter, tried to tell people the House of Spain was cursed and it seems so.
This book is really filled with so much upset and tragedy it's a wonder it's not so depressing you don't put it down. There are deaths, exiles, burnings, turn abouts, and downs. There is madness, sadness and at times a little gladness. Plaidy does a wonderful job showing the end of Isabella's years.
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